Season 1 (Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists)

Season 1

Premiere Airdate

May 13, 2019^[2]

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Season 1 is the premiere, and the first season of the Freeform series, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists. It was announced on September 25, 2017^[3]. It was ordered to series on May 15, 2018, with a ten-episode order.^[4]

Summary

Everything about the town of Beacon Heights seems perfect, from their top-tier college to their overachieving residents. But nothing in Beacon Heights is as it appears to be. The stress of needing to be perfect leads to the town's first murder. Behind every Perfectionist is a secret, a lie, and a much needed alibi.^[5]

Cast

Main Cast

Sasha Pieterse as Alison DiLaurentis - 0/10
Janel Parrish as Mona Vanderwaal - 0/10
Sydney Park as Caitlin Martell-Lewis - 0/10
Eli Brown as Dylan Wright - 0/10
Sofia Carson as Ava Jalali - 0/10
Kelly Rutherford as Claire Hotchkiss - 0/10
Hayley Erin as TBA - 0/10^[6].
Graeme Thomas King as Jeremy Beckett - 0/10
Jacques Colimon^[7] as Andrew - 0/10
Chris Mason^[8] as Nolan Hotchkiss - 0/10

Recurring Cast

Add characters here when they have appeared in at least 3 episodes in the season.

TBA as TBA - 0/TBA

Guest Cast

Add characters here when they have appeared in 2 episodes or less in the season.

TBA as Grace DiLaurentis-Fields - 0/10
TBA as Lily DiLaurentis-Fields - 0/10

Spoilers/Notes

On September 25, 2017, it was confirmed by TVLine that Sasha and Janel will reprise their roles from the long-running series, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists,^[9]
Two-years has passed since the events of Season 7.^[10]
Mona's appearance in the show will be told in a "hilarious and mysterious" way.^[11]
According to Sasha Pieterse, Mona and Alison will be allies instead of enemies.^[12]
On October 18, 2017, Shay Mitchell in an interview confirmed that she’s “spoken here and there” with Pretty Little Liars boss Marlene King but that nothing concrete is in the works… yet.^[13]
On December 4, 2017, it was confirmed that casting was underway for six series regulars joining Alison (Sasha Pieterse) and Mona (Janel Parrish) in the upcoming PLL spinoff The Perfectionists.^[14]
On January 29, 2018 TV Line broke the news that Sofia Carson, best known for starring in Disney Channel’s Descendants movies, will be playing Ava, “a beautiful trendsetting blogger and coder, who strives to be a fashion icon.” ^[15]
On March 9, 2018, Deadline broke the news that Kelly Rutherford, best known for her work on the CW's Gossip Girl, will be playing Claire Hotchkiss, "the matriarch of the Hotchkiss family and the founder of Hotchkiss Industries and the respected Beacon Heights University. Claire believes perfection is attainable and is the person who pulls the strings behind the scenes to get what she wants."
On March 9, 2018 TV Line broke the news that Sydney Park, best known for her role on The Walking Dead, will be playing Caitlin Martell-Lewis, "the perfect daughter of two perfect mothers” who would one day like to follow in her Senator mother’s footsteps with a career in politics."
On March 9, 2018 TV Line broke the news that newcomer Eli Brown will be playing Dylan Wright, "a talented cellist who’s deeply committed to his two passions, his music, and his boyfriend Andrew. As a result of feeling judged in his small hometown, he now “feels the need to be the best in all of his endeavors."
On March 9, 2018 TV Line broke the news that Hayley Erin, best known for her role on General Hospital, will be playing a "mysterious, unnamed role".
During filming for the Pilot, it was revealed via Kelly Rutherford's Instagram Story that Jacques Colimon would play the role of Andrew.
According to Marlene King, the show will film on location in Portland and the Pacific Northwest as much as possible, to stay true to the books "moody and creepy" weather.^[16]
- The show is using Portland’s Lewis and Clark College and Forest Grove’s Pacific University for the fictional Beacon Heights University.^[17]
- They have also shot around areas like Lake Oswego, Oregon. ^[18]
On May 14, 2018, the show was picked up to series.^[19]
According to Sasha Pieterse, there has been a two-year time jump between Season 7 of Pretty Little Liars and Season 1 of The Perfectionists.^[20]
Alison and Emily's twin daughters, Lily and Grace will be seen in the show as toddlers.^[21]
Mona will have a potential love interest.^[22]
Filming for the rest of Season 1 will begin in October 2018.^[23]
Pretty Little Liars veteran writer Joseph Dougherty later announced that he had signed onto the season.^[24]
On July 9, 2018, I. Marlene King announced that their first day in the writers' room had begun.
Pretty Little Liars alum, Ashley Benson, will be directing an episode.^[25]
The official trailer was released on June 21st, 2018 on the show's official Facebook and Instagram pages.
The writers' room for Season 1 opened on July 9th, 2018.^[26]
- The writers began the session by watching the pilot episode.^[27]
On July 18th, 2018, I. Marlene King teased names for three upcoming original characters, two boys, and a girl. The names hinted were Zac or David^[28], Edward or Luke^[29], and Dana or Olivia^[30]. The female character was also mentioned to have an antagonistic role of a nemesis.
On August 20, 2018, Marlene posted a covered title of the second episode of the season.^[31]
In a People magazine interview, Janel Parrish confirmed that the show is more "classy than it meets the eye" and deep down it's edgier and more risqué than the beginning of Pretty Little Liars.^[32]
Filming for the rest of the season will begin in October 2018.^[33]
On September 12, 2018 Marlene revealed she is in Portland, Oregon. ^[34]

Storylines

Alison DiLaurentis

TBA

Mona Vanderwaal

TBA

Ava Jalali

A stylish trendsetter with a big personality, Ava hopes to have her own clothing line someday. But she has an edge over her fellow fashionistas: a brilliant technological mind, which she uses to blog and code. Just don’t ask her why her parents recently fled the country — it’s her one big secret.

Caitlin Martell-Lewis

The intelligent, motivated and easy-on-the-eyes daughter of two over-achieving mothers, one of whom is a United States senator, Caitlin is an expert at hiding secrets. She hopes to follow in her mother’s political footsteps — that is, if the weight of her own secrets doesn’t crush her first.

Dylan Wright

A prodigious cellist who used his passion for music to escape his small-minded hometown, Dylan loves his music almost as much as he loves his boyfriend, Andrew.

Andrew

Dylan’s “nerd-chic” boyfriend is deeply committed to his architectural studies, spending what little free time he has cooking and being with Dylan.

Nolan Hotchkiss

A natural born leader, Nolan is the heir to his family’s empire. Though he puts forth the image of a golden boy, Nolan is actually a manipulator who uses his friends and family to maintain his image. Not a big fan of authority figures or the word “no,” Nolan isn’t used to losing.

Jeremy Beckett

A handsome Brit with more abs than you can count with just your fingers, Jeremy is also described as “charming and witty.” What’s more, he’s also an intelligent scientist working for Hotchkiss Industries.

Claire Hotchkiss

The matriarch of the Hotchkiss family, Claire (along with her husband) is the founder of Hotchkiss Industries and the respected Beacon Heights University. Claire believes perfection is attainable and is the person who pulls the strings behind the scenes to get what she wants.